OPP officer charged after crash with civilian vehicle

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OPP officer charged after crash with civilian vehicle

Postby Thomas » Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:37 pm

OPP officer charged after crash with civilian vehicle near Peterborough: SIU

A provincial police officer from the Peterborough detachment is facing a criminal charge in connection with a collision that seriously injured a civilian driver earlier this year.

The collision occurred in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township, near Peterborough, around 5:25 p.m. on Feb. 6.

In a news release issued Monday, Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said that the officer was responding to a call at the time of the collision.

The police cruiser was travelling eastbound on Highway 7, near Highway 28, when it became involved in a crash with a civilian vehicle, the SIU said.

The driver of the vehicle, a 46-year-old man, sustained serious injuries and was transported to a Peterborough hospital before being airlifted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre for treatment.

In the news release, the director of the SIU said there were “reasonable grounds” to believe that an OPP officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the collision.

As a result of the SIU investigation, OPP Constable Miriam Green has been charged with one count of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. The officer is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 18.

The charge has not been tested in court.

The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates incidents involving police officers where there have been reports of death, serious injury or sexual assault.

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SIU Lays Charge against Peterborough OPP Constable

Postby Thomas » Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:39 pm

SIU Lays Charge against local OPP Constable in Relation to Collision

A local OPP officer has been charged by the province’s SIU.

Officials say Constable Miriam Green with the Peterborough detachment has been charged with one count of dangerous driving causing bodily harm in relation a collision that took place in Otonabee-South Monaghan earlier this year.

The OPP cruiser involved, crashed with another vehicle in the Highway 7 and Highway 28 area on February 6th and left a 46-year-old man with serious injuries.

Green will appear in court in Peterborough on October 18th.

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Provincial police officer charged in serious crash in Peterb

Postby Thomas » Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:43 pm

Provincial police officer charged in serious crash in Peterborough

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Ontario's Special Investigations Unit says a provincial police officer has been charged in connection with a serious crash near Peterborough, Ont.

The SIU says the February crash took place while the officer was en route to a call.

It says the officer's cruiser collided with another vehicle driven by a 46-year-old man.

The SIU says the man was seriously injured in the crash and had to be taken to a Toronto hospital for treatment.

Ontario Provincial Police Const. Miriam Green is now facing one count of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

The SIU is an arms-length agency that investigates incidents involving police in which someone is killed, seriously injured or accused of sexual assault.

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Peterborough County OPP officer charged

Postby Thomas » Wed Oct 03, 2018 2:12 am

Peterborough County OPP officer charged after investigation into Hwy. 7 crash that sent one person to hospital with serious injuries

A Peterborough County OPP officer has been charged with dangerous driving causing bodily harm following a February accident on Highway 7.

According to Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), at 5:25 p.m. on Feb. 6, an OPP officer was travelling east on Highway 7, en route to a call. In the area of Highway 7 and Highway 28, the SIU says the police cruiser collided with another vehicle. According to the SIU, the driver of the civilian vehicle — a 46-year-old man — sustained serious injuries and was transported to a Peterborough hospital for treatment. He was then airlifted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

As a result of the SIU investigation, OPP Const. Miriam Green is facing one count of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

The officer is appear in Peterborough court on Oct. 18.

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SIU Lays Charge against OPP Officer with Peterborough Detach

Postby Thomas » Wed Oct 03, 2018 2:18 am

SIU Lays Charge against Ontario Provincial Police Officer with Peterborough Detachment in Relation to Collision

The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Tony Loparco, has reasonable grounds to believe that an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer with the Peterborough detachment committed a criminal offence in relation to a collision that occurred in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township in February of 2018. As a result, Director Loparco has caused a charge to be laid against the officer.

An SIU investigation found the following:

At approximately 5:25 p.m. on February 6, 2018, an OPP officer was traveling eastbound on Highway 7, en route to a call.

In the area of Highway 7 and Highway 28, the police cruiser became involved in a collision with another vehicle.

The driver of the civilian vehicle – a 46-year-old man – sustained serious injuries and was transported to a Peterborough hospital for treatment. He was then airlifted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

As a result of the SIU investigation, OPP Constable Miriam Green is facing one count of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, contrary to s. 249(3) of the Criminal Code.

The officer is required to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice at 70 Simcoe Street in Peterborough on October 18, 2018.

The matter is now properly before the courts. In consideration of the fair trial interests of the accused, the SIU will make no further comment pertaining to this investigation.

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